LUCANIA. Metapontion. Circa 330-290 B.C. AR didrachm or nomos. 7.93 gm. 19 mm. Ad... magistrate. Head of Demeter left, wearing grain wreath, triple pendant earring, and pearl necklace / Barley ear with leaf to right; pitchfork above leaf, ΑΔ below leaf; ΜΕΤΑ to left. HN Italy 1582. Johnston Class C, 5.11 (same dies). SNG Fitzwilliam 506. Extremely Fine; fresh; crisply struck on good silver; interesting trace of overstriking on reverse at 5'. Fine early Hellenistic style.

From a European collection.